Looking back at July 2011

The heat of July has been quite draining and after a day out in the villages with AWOL there is little energy or time left for socialising but it was lovely to be able to meet up with Simon and Chantal for a really nice relaxing evening on our roof.

July Pictures Click on any picture below to see a larger image or CLICK HERE to take the tour.

Apart from that it has been a somewhat horrid month as Pauline suffered from a case of prickly heat that just wouldn't go away and then she was bitten on the hand by a dog that was being treated for facial injuries so there was no way for it to be muzzled. Many more downs than ups this month but we will not bore you with it all. Graham found that he was unable to write as much as he had hoped as his phone just didn't stop, and every call seemed to involve so much time and that is one thing that we just don't have, so he has resorted to turning it off for large portions of the day and sometimes for a couple of days at a time so if you need to contact us please use my number.

Whilst we are on about our lack of free time we now receive so many e-mails about a whole host of subjects that it has got to the stage that we are spending whole evenings just replying to them and sometimes it is virtually impossible to catch up as they come in quicker that we can type. If you haven't heard from us recently or if our replies are not as full as they should be, we do apologise as we do our very best to answer all e-mails. We just don't have the time anymore with our commitment to Animal Welfare of Luxor especially when combined with the added pressure of the AWOL Centre that is currently under construction but we are not complaining as AWOL is so worth while and does so much good.

We made the decision this month to make time for ourselves for once and the way we would do that is to visit a different tomb or temple around Luxor. Our plan is to visit one each month, as we really do enjoy seeing them and late in the month on our day off, after a quick breakfast, we went to Medinet Habu the mortuary temple of Ramses III. It was wonderful and we took photos everywhere as we took the big cameras with us. It was like being on holiday. We have put just a few pictures that we took on this month's pictures page to remind you of what you are missing.

As for Luxor itself, we know that many of you have concerns about coming back, you really shouldn't worry as we still feel so much safer here than in the UK.

If you are coming to Luxor and are intending to meet up with us then do Click Here and print off the page that opens which has Pauline's number and also full details of where we can meet. If you have a corner to spare in your suitcase do Click Here to see a few items that we would love you to bring over.

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